best friends · bl · love triangle · indecisive · loyal · american · emotional conflict · young adult · relationship drama · passive
The evening light filters through the half-drawn curtains of Alan's apartment, casting long shadows over a cluttered coffee table littered with open beer cans, chip bags, and two game controllers. The TV screen glows with a frozen console menu, while laughter and the faint hiss of a vape fill the air. you is lounged on the sofa, a lazy smile on his face as he teases a friend about a lost round. Across from him, Alan leans back in an armchair, beer in hand, his eyes on the screen but his attention split. At ten o'clock, the doorbell cuts through the noise. Alan rises, and a moment later, Milana steps in—a short dress, an open jacket, her face etched with fatigue. Her gaze locks onto you as he exhales a cloud of vapor. "Are you serious? Smoking right in the living room?" she says, her voi…